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TRL009 – Fighting Impostor Feelings (Part 2: Origins)


Welcome to The Resilient Learner Podcast!

We help learners of all ages cultivate the adaptable mindsets and skills necessary to carve their own path in their education and careers.

Last week, we discussed the 5 styles of impostor feelings and how knowing which ‘style’ best describes your situation can help you fight back against these pervasive feelings. Today we are diving DEEPER into the land of impostor feelings to find out where they come from and of course, how knowing where they come from can help you overcome them!

If you’re new to the podcast, The Resilient Learner Podcast may be for you if you relate to any of the following:

  • You love to learn and are currently trying to learn something (start a new career/major/school/degree/class) but you’re feeling fearful/stuck/unclear about how to proceed.
  • You lack clarity about your desires, goals, purpose and don’t  know where to begin to figure it all out.
  • You feel that your education did NOT prepare you to be successful in the ‘real world’ and want to do something about it now.
  • You have impostor feelings and self-doubt is eating you alive and limiting your professional opportunities.
  • You were a high achiever in K-12 and labeled as having ‘a lot of potential’, yet find yourself stuck and dissatisfied with your education and/or career.
  • You were very good at following paths created for you by authority figures, but feel incapable of creating your own ‘life syllabus’.

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TRL008 – Fighting Impostor Feelings (Part 1: Styles)


Welcome to The Resilient Learner Podcast!

We help learners of all ages cultivate the adaptable mindsets and skills necessary to carve their own path in their education and careers.

This week, we’re going to be getting acquainted with the concept of ‘impostor feelings’ (also known as impostor syndrome or impostor phenomenon). This is a VERY COMMON SENSATION of feeling like all the successes you have achieved are BS and someone will discover your horrible secret one day and kick you out (of your job, career, class, etc.). In part 1, we’re going to discuss the 5 styles of impostor feelings and how knowing which ‘style’ best describes your situation can help you fight back against these pervasive feelings so you can continue to do the important work you are here to do.

If you’re new to the podcast, The Resilient Learner Podcast may be for you if you relate to any of the following:

  • You love to learn and are currently trying to learn something (start a new career/major/school/degree/class) but you’re feeling fearful/stuck/unclear about how to proceed.
  • You lack clarity about your desires, goals, purpose and don’t  know where to begin to figure it all out.
  • You feel that your education did NOT prepare you to be successful in the ‘real world’ and want to do something about it now.
  • You have impostor feelings and self-doubt is eating you alive and limiting your professional opportunities.
  • You were a high achiever in K-12 and labeled as having ‘a lot of potential’, yet find yourself stuck and dissatisfied with your education and/or career.
  • You were very good at following paths created for you by authority figures, but feel incapable of creating your own ‘life syllabus’.

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TRL007 – What is the value of your education?


Welcome to The Resilient Learner Podcast!

We help learners of all ages cultivate the adaptable mindsets and skills necessary to carve their own path in their education and careers.

In this episode, we’re going to address the elephant in the room – what is the value of your education? Is it even open for discussion? On this podcast, YES! What questions should be considered before you embark upon such an expensive journey? If you (or someone you love) are considering college, graduate or professional school, or any degree or certification program that will cost you time and money, you won’t want to miss this discussion!

If you’re new to the podcast, The Resilient Learner Podcast may be for you if you relate to any of the following:

  • You love to learn and are currently trying to learn something (start a new career/major/school/degree/class) but you’re feeling fearful/stuck/unclear about how to proceed.
  • You lack clarity about your desires, goals, purpose and don’t  know where to begin to figure it all out.
  • You feel that your education did NOT prepare you to be successful in the ‘real world’ and want to do something about it now.
  • You have impostor feelings and self-doubt is eating you alive and limiting your professional opportunities.
  • You were a high achiever in K-12 and labeled as having ‘a lot of potential’, yet find yourself stuck and dissatisfied with your education and/or career.
  • You were very good at following paths created for you by authority figures, but feel incapable of creating your own ‘life syllabus’.

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TRL006 – TRL Book Fair #1: Atomic Habits


Welcome to The Resilient Learner Podcast!

We help learners of all ages cultivate the adaptable mindsets and skills necessary to carve their own path in their education and careers.

This episode will be the first of many in the TRL Book Fair series! This series will feature reviews/discussions of some of the most influential books (in my humble opinion). The first book in our TRL Book Fair is Atomic Habits by James Clear. I highly recommend this book as a ‘foundational text’ for our TRL community – tune in to learn why!

If you’re new to the podcast, The Resilient Learner Podcast may be for you if you relate to any of the following:

  • You love to learn and are currently trying to learn something (start a new career/major/school/degree/class) but you’re feeling fearful/stuck/unclear about how to proceed.
  • You lack clarity about your desires, goals, purpose and don’t  know where to begin to figure it all out.
  • You feel that your education did NOT prepare you to be successful in the ‘real world’ and want to do something about it now.
  • You have impostor feelings and self-doubt is eating you alive and limiting your professional opportunities.
  • You were a high achiever in K-12 and labeled as having ‘a lot of potential’, yet find yourself stuck and dissatisfied with your education and/or career.
  • You were very good at following paths created for you by authority figures, but feel incapable of creating your own ‘life syllabus’.

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TRL005 – Recapturing the joy of the Scholastic Book Fair!


Welcome to The Resilient Learner Podcast!

We help learners of all ages cultivate the adaptable mindsets and skills necessary to carve their own path in their education and careers.

In this episode, we’re taking a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about the magic of the childhood book fair and exploring ways we can recapture that magic in our adult learner lives.

If you’re new to the podcast, The Resilient Learner Podcast may be for you if you relate to any of the following:

  • You love to learn and are currently trying to learn something (start a new career/major/school/degree/class) but you’re feeling fearful/stuck/unclear about how to proceed.
  • You lack clarity about your desires, goals, purpose and don’t  know where to begin to figure it all out.
  • You feel that your education did NOT prepare you to be successful in the ‘real world’ and want to do something about it now.
  • You have impostor feelings and self-doubt is eating you alive and limiting your professional opportunities.
  • You were a high achiever in K-12 and labeled as having ‘a lot of potential’, yet find yourself stuck and dissatisfied with your education and/or career.
  • You were very good at following paths created for you by authority figures, but feel incapable of creating your own ‘life syllabus’.

If you like this episode, please subscribe and share!

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